Azure Cloud Architect - Gov IT, Zero Trust & IaC Leader

Footbridge Federal; Oakton (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Life Insurance

Retirement benefits

Flexible spending accounts

Job summary

Footbridge Federal seeks an experienced Azure solutions architect to design comprehensive cloud infrastructure for defense and federal programs in the United States. The role emphasizes landing zones, migration strategies, and secure identity and networking.

You will mentor engineers, drive IaC pipelines, enforce RMF/NIST controls, and collaborate with leadership to align cloud roadmaps with mission needs. A DoD 8140/8570 IAT II certification is required or obtainable on hire.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of broad IT experience with enterprise Azure focus.
• 5+ years delivering enterprise Azure solutions.
• IaC automation using Terraform, Bicep, or ARM.
• Deep knowledge of ExpressRoute, VPNs, and firewalls.
• Experience with DoD/NIST RMF or similar compliance.

Responsibilities

• Design comprehensive Azure infrastructure across compute, storage, networking, identity, and apps.
• Lead cloud migration strategies, landing zones, and rehosting/refactoring.
• Automate deployments with IaC and CI/CD pipelines.
• Mentor staff, conduct design reviews, and present roadmaps to leadership.

Skills

Azure architecture

IaC tooling

Security compliance

Cloud networking

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/IS

Tools

Terraform

Bicep

ARM

Job description

Footbridge Federal seeks an experienced Azure solutions architect to design comprehensive cloud infrastructure for defense and federal programs in the United States. The role emphasizes landing zones, migration strategies, and secure identity and networking.

You will mentor engineers, drive IaC pipelines, enforce RMF/NIST controls, and collaborate with leadership to align cloud roadmaps with mission needs. A DoD 8140/8570 IAT II certification is required or obtainable on hire.